upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
elegant; graceful; refined
completion; perfection; accomplishment
to open (one's eyes) wide
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
domestic affairs; internal administration
interference; intervention; meddling
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante